Federal Highway Funding Assistance Limitations and Emissions Offset Requirements; Illinois

摘要

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is proposing this action to impose sanctions on Illinois under the discretionary authority provided to the Agency under the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, (CAA or Act) for failure by the State to meet its commitment to adopt a basic and enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/ M) program as required by the Act for certain ozone nonattainment areas. On November 11, 1992, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), acting as the governor's designee, submitted a commitment to adopt (Committal SIP) an I/M program to meet the requirements of the Act and the I/M rule by November 15, 1993. The committal SIP provides for the adoption and implementation of a basic and enhanced I/M program meeting all requirements of US EPA's I/M regulations and includes an implementation schedule. On December 2, 1993, US EPA proposed to disapprove this SIP revision based on the failure by the State to meet milestones contained in the committal SIP's implementation schedule pertaining to the enactment of necessary legislative authority. A full SIP revision including State legislative authority to implement the program was required by